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lunasun

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30. please beware of beet sugar too
Sun Sep 30, 2012, 03:13 PM
Sep 2012

Farmers across the country are planting Monsanto's Roundup Ready sugar beet, genetically engineered for resistance to Monsanto's herbicide glyphosate (marketed as Roundup). Up to 95 percent of the sugar beet crop in Idaho alone is GM, totaling 150,000 out of 167,000 acres.
Half of the granulated sugar in the U.S. comes from pesticide laden sugar beets

and july 2012 fyi>
The days of food and beverage makers hiding the gargantuan sugar content of high fructose corn syrup under the deceptive label of "corn sugar" are over following a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision that prohibits the common industry practice.

According to recent reports, FDA regulators said they made the move to clear up any confusion about the definition of "sugar."

At present, corn sugar can, at times, refer to another sugary substance - dextrose - which comes from corn starch. Dextrose was developed for people who don't have the ability to absorb or tolerate syrup.

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Great news! Laurajr Sep 2012 #1
It would be nice to see Monsanto go the way of the unhappycamper Sep 2012 #2
... xchrom Sep 2012 #3
More hysteria. Do you really think these things through? Buzz Clik Sep 2012 #4
and how much does monsanto pay you? n/t Pharaoh Sep 2012 #5
Excellent response! Buzz Clik Sep 2012 #16
If YOU think it's hysteria and ignorance, then maybe... MattSh Sep 2012 #25
Yes, how dare anyone attack a Bain Capital-funded company! valerief Sep 2012 #6
Unfortunately, science in on Monsanto's side. Buzz Clik Sep 2012 #17
unfortunately we don't really know that Viva_La_Revolution Sep 2012 #20
Science is on Monsanto's side GitRDun Sep 2012 #26
Bullshit! Webster Green Sep 2012 #27
It ain't tama Sep 2012 #28
Yeah, what do all those nations banning GMOs know? valerief Sep 2012 #31
Absolutely not. See 'Scientists Under Attack' (German documentary on INDEPENDENT biotech research). proverbialwisdom Sep 2012 #33
Thanks for the great info, proverbial! If I believed in Evil, Monsatan would be top of my list. They Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #42
The movement in the prop is to label GMOs lunasun Sep 2012 #9
If you are under the impression that the world can be fed with "organic" food, you are very mistaken Buzz Clik Sep 2012 #19
hey even Haiti after disaster and in need of food help rejected the free GMO seeds lunasun Sep 2012 #29
I doubt it. truebluegreen Sep 2012 #34
Is the world presently being fed? roody Sep 2012 #39
Please explain.... blackspade Sep 2012 #14
Do you really think that labeling of foods would spell the end of Monsanto? Buzz Clik Sep 2012 #18
then what's the problem? Viva_La_Revolution Sep 2012 #22
That is not the point.... blackspade Sep 2012 #41
FYI, some reading about Monsanto and ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Commission); Bain, too. proverbialwisdom Sep 2012 #23
Whats so ignorant about wanting to know what's in the food-like substances that we ingest? arikara Sep 2012 #44
I hope we can label all GMOs in the US, like Europe has. Overseas Sep 2012 #7
+1! nt Viva_La_Revolution Sep 2012 #21
Monsanto ain't going away because of a label... tinrobot Sep 2012 #8
Tell that... Loudestlib Sep 2012 #10
I read labels and so do a lot of other people. RC Sep 2012 #12
I stopped buying a number of products that contain high-fructose corn syrup LiberalEsto Sep 2012 #15
please beware of beet sugar too lunasun Sep 2012 #30
Didn't know that LiberalEsto Sep 2012 #36
i doubt it high end chefs using local organic is rich peoples fare from what service workers say lunasun Sep 2012 #38
So they have nothing to fear and should have no objection to the labeling for us 5% who read them. Overseas Sep 2012 #24
Yeah, that's why there're so many low-sodium foods on the market. valerief Sep 2012 #32
I agree and I am in front of roody Sep 2012 #40
Prop 37 LoisB Sep 2012 #11
This will be a big fight mainly due to the fact Monsanto has all the seeds patented! The farmers jonesgirl Sep 2012 #13
Finding a Monsanto GMO corn pesticide in the blood of pregnant women/umbilcal cord samples is ok? proverbialwisdom Sep 2012 #35
typo - umbilical proverbialwisdom Sep 2012 #37
Right now, 90% of the soybeans grown on earth have stacked genetic traits. NNadir Sep 2012 #43
So what, this is just a labeling scheme. They're not banning products from market. Sirveri Oct 2012 #45
You might wish to reconsider the monstrous implications of your post which I doubt you meant. proverbialwisdom Oct 2012 #46
Business Section NYT: 'The Epi-Pen's Maker Invests in Expansion As Allergy Rates in Children Rise' proverbialwisdom Oct 2012 #47
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